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  1. Don

    47 V8 ignition mystery

    Think he said early in post that he put a timing light on # 6 wire and it was misfiring.
  2. Don

    47 V8 ignition mystery

    What inside the distributor would cause only the same cyl. To misfire??? The rotor not getting spark to the cap prong or cap contact,,,if rotor to contact is to great it would probally fire intermintally,,,what would cause gap to change?? Possibility the bushings,shaft could be a little...
  3. Don

    47 V8 ignition mystery

    Didn’t one of the early post say he monitered the spark and was missing the spark on a couple cylinders,look like the problem would be in the distributor rather than the engine ? I have a old sun machine I’ve spun dist up and seen it miss a few flashes,just like it would when on the vehicle,if I...
  4. Don

    Hunter 107A spin balancer

    Yes that’s the one but I don’t have the nice case but I do have the instructions and warranty card
  5. Don

    Hunter 107A spin balancer

    Picked up a nice spin balancer a couple days ago ,had the 14,15,16 inch rim adapters with it,but the 16 inch was still not big enough to fit where the beauty ring fits. It also had a 10 inch adapter,was just wondering if I could make an adapter where the hub cap fits and use this 10 inch adapter...
  6. Don

    KR Wilson distributor fixture V-126

    I have one just like it with the adapter,nice tool to go along with sun machine…
  7. Don

    1935 Wire Wheel Backspacing and offset

    I took some 3/16 rod !made a ring the size that fit the rim ,welded it togeather to form ring then laid in in wheel,put a straight across the holes from one to the other then ground the ring to be flush with lug holes,,made a little clip to hold them in place when you put wheel on,,,I believe it...
  8. Don

    Wrinkle Finish Paint

    I have used a heat gun to help the wrinkle process along and hot sun works also
  9. Don

    Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims

    I made another with just a 1/2 hole in rod ( no threads) think it would just as well ,two would be better,,,
  10. Don

    Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims

    Look at picture!the rod is just a guide for sliding the wheel onto the drum studs,instead of trying to lift wheel to align the wheel to the studs ,just put wheel onto rod ,after screwing the rod onto a stud,,and push the wheel using rod as a guide to line up holes with studs!
  11. Don

    Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims

    worked about a hour trying to get rim back on the drum, pry bar ,laying on floor,just to heavy to lift and hit the lug studs which are recessed in rim,, Welded a rod on a spare lug nut ,machined it to fit thru mounting hole on rim screwed it on stud slid rim over rod and onto studs,easy breezy...
  12. Don

    Radial tubes

    Well after looking everywhere for radial tubes around close,people says there are all the same!dont think so but no one can tell me the difference,so went to rural king ,lLocal farm store,they had a very heavy duty tube really thick ,supposedly used in farm tires,I’ll give it a try,, Local tire...
  13. Don

    Radial tubes

    Can’t get tire off rim with my big screw drivers (those things are tough)A friend of a friend has a small business in his basement doing special rims for some of the guys around,will se him tomorrow ,maybe see what problem is,,I’ll see if I can find some heavy duty tubes If rims are good ,maybe...
  14. Don

    Radial tubes

    I have 600-16 radials on my 35 rd with the regular tubes from the bias tires,checked around before a drive and rf was flat,,,no sign of puncher,just wondering if tube had given away,,I see were there are radial tubes for radial , tires,is there a difference in tubes Do I need them in rear also?
  15. Don

    40-B cam verses 11A cam in dist

    I made up a spare dist with the 11A shaft and the small points,installed it awhile back, I couldn’t see any difference at the time,maybe install one then the other,might be able to feel the difference,,
  16. Don

    40-B cam verses 11A cam in dist

    Will I notice any differences in performance? Gas mileage , acceleration,, What will the additional advance give me?
  17. Don

    Sun Machine serviced

    Forgot to mention,I did put the capicator kit in mine hopeing it might brighten up the flash,but didn’t help any,,
  18. Don

    Sun Machine serviced

    I found a Penske analyzer at Hershey one year and connected it to the sun machine and use that for all my readings as the sun instruments needed a lot of work before I would trust them ,the Penske analyzer gives me dwell ,RPM hi and low ,point res,and a couple other things, really works great...
  19. Don

    1936 v8 oil change

    The 37 engine in my 35 holds 4 quarts with no oil filter,and I know it clean,,,
  20. Don

    35 spoke rim run out

    Update on the 35 not rideing smooth,removed front wheels and the hubs were smooth,had never noticed before,!! Had made a couple rings thinking I might need them a few days ago so installed them along with checking the balance on tires. I had the front tires balance on a modern machine about 6...
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